Thursday, January 30
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The "Mona Lisa" to receive dedicated room inside the Louvre in Paris as the world's most-visited museum undergoes a yearslong renovation; the Louvre received 8.7 million visitors in 2024 (More)
> Dolly Parton's autobiographical stage musical to debut in Nashville before a planned 2026 release on Broadway (More)
> CNN anchor Jim Acosta to depart after nearly 20 years with the cable news network (More) | NFL's AFC Championship Game hauls in a record 58 million viewers (More)
Science & Technology
> US health regulators approve Ozempic to treat chronic kidney disease in diabetic patients; drug is already approved to treat diabetes, with a separate formulation approved for weight loss under the brand name Wegovy (More) | How Ozempic works (More, w/video)
> OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov, an AI chatbot for government agencies; platform allows use of the company's AI features while still allowing for internal security measures (More)
> Fossil hunter discovers 66-million-year-old vomit; researchers believe the specimen is a regurgitated sea lily, finding sheds light on marine ecosystem during the Cretaceous period (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +2.0%) in recovery rally a day after China's DeepSeek triggered a tech stock sell-off; Nvidia closes up nearly 9% (More)
> Elon Musk's X partners with Visa to offer real-time payment system on the social media platform later this year; users will be able to transfer money from Visa debit cards or bank accounts to X Money accounts hosted on the platform (More)
> JetBlue shares tumble nearly 26% after reporting downbeat Q1 and full-year outlook (More) | General Motors shares close down 9% amid regulatory volatility despite automaker beating Q4 revenue and earnings expectations (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Sen. Gary Peters (D) won't seek third term in 2026, opening battleground seat in Michigan (More) | Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine win GOP primaries for US House seats of former Reps. Matt Gaetz (FL-1) and Mike Waltz (FL-6), respectively (More) | President Donald Trump signs executive order seeking to ban federal funding for youth gender-affirming care (More)
> Mystery drones spotted last year along US East Coast were authorized by the FAA for research and recreational purposes, White House says (More) | Karoline Leavitt, 27, makes briefing room debut as youngest White House press secretary (More)
> Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigns after monthslong anticorruption protests (More) | Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni under investigation over release of Libyan war crimes suspect (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Equality
Life was never meant to be KIND, FAIR, or EQUAL. In fact, our own US Constitution, got it wrong when they said all men were created equal...
First, they did not recognize females and they damn sure did not understand equality because mankind is the farthest thing from equality as a society can get.
We have different:
- heights
- weights
- eye sight/hearing
- hair/eye colors
- physical abilities
- athletic abilities
- musical abilities
- mental abilities
- predisposition to diseases
- quality of teeth/internal organs
- mechanical skills
- math/science skill
- photographic memories
- game skills like chess
- breasts/phallic sizes
And yet there are people in this country who would have us belief that we ARE IN FACT EQUAL.
- We are all human that is true
- We are all either male or female
- We are all born and we all die
- We must eat, defecate, exercise, and sleep
- We must all have water to survive
- We must all grow
I am sure there are a few others, but you get the point... we are more different than equal.
Shape of Electrons
For the first time, researchers have measured the shape of an electron as it moves through a solid. This achievement could open a new way of looking at how electrons behave inside different materials.
Their discovery highlights many effects that could be relevant to everything from quantum information science to electronics manufacturing.
Those findings come from a team led by physicist Riccardo Comin, MIT’s Class of 1947 Career Development Associate Professor of Physics and leader of the work, in collaboration with other institutions.
“We’ve essentially developed a blueprint for obtaining some completely new information that couldn’t be obtained before,” says Comin. His colleague and co-author, Mingu Kang, performed much of this research at MIT before continuing at Cornell University.
New angles on electron shape
Physicists have examined electrons for decades, but the wave-like aspect of these particles brings extra complexity. Electrons can be described not just as small points, but also as “wave functions.” READ MORE...
Wednesday, January 29
Democrats
I have noticed, ever since Donald Trump won the Presidency, that Democrats are trying to do everything they can think of to destroy his plans and ruin his presidency, with the idea in mind that will improve their political chances in 2026 and 2028.
Maybe it will, maybe it won't. History says that two years after an election, Congress, either one or both houses, change to the other party.
If that happens in 2028, you can bet your bottom dollar that the Democrats will try to IMPEACH President Trump for the third and final time.
The Democrats since Bill Clinton have always played dirty and it is for that reason that I have stopped voting for them. My one vote does not really count, and I don't really care they win or lose; it's just how they go about doing it that bothers me.
Meanwhile, the residents of the USA seem to always lose because our two political parties are fighting.
One day I hope there will be someone who has the guts to put politics aside and do whatever it takes to unite us again as a country.
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Top execs at Fuji TV, one of Japan's biggest networks, resign over handling of sexual assault allegations against one of Fuji TV's hosts (More)
> "The Lost Boys" musical, based on the 1987 cult horror-comedy film, set for 2026 opening on Broadway (More) | Lady Gaga's new album "Mayhem" to be released March 7 (More)
> Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter to step down after more than a decade leading the performing arts institution (More)
Science & Technology
> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered to suspend collaboration on World Health Organization projects following last week's executive order from President Donald Trump (More)
> Astronomers discover 74 nearby stars surrounded by small comet-like objects, similar to the Kuiper Belt in our solar system (More) | Where did the Kuiper Belt come from? (More)
> Genetic analysis reveals how giant clams evolved to harness certain species of algae to provide nutrition; study sheds light on the evolution of symbiotic relationships in the ocean (More)
Business & Markets
> Scott Bessent secures Senate confirmation for treasury secretary role by a vote of 68-29, becoming fifth official member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet (More) | See running list of confirmed Cabinet nominees (More)
> Startup Manas AI, co-led by LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, raises nearly $25M for developing new treatments for cancer and other autoimmune diseases using artificial intelligence (More)
> China Vanke, one of China's largest property developers, replaces top executives and warns of record $6.2B loss for 2024; China Vanke is latest firm to feel ripple effects from China's real estate slump (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump signs executive orders to reshape the military, including reinstating service members discharged for declining the COVID-19 vaccine (More)
> At least eight hostages of 26 due to be released by Hamas in coming weeks are deceased, Israel says; announcement comes as more than 200,000 Palestinians return to northern Gaza (More) | See war updates (More)
> Duck DNA found in both engines of South Korea's Jeju Air commercial plane that crashed on landing in December, killing 179 of 181 people on board (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Coffee
Over the years there is one thing that I can never get enough of and that is Vanilla Cappuccino. It all started when my brother introduced me to it, when our father was in the hospital and there was a Starbucks in the lobby. I thought $4 coffee was way expensive and was glad that he decided to pay.
Over the years, Starbucks has increased its price and I think I am paying over $6 for a Venti Vanilla Cappuccino. I only buy Starbucks if I have a gift card, otherwise my coffee comes from a fast food or a convenience store.
I have also discovered online that I can order a sugar free vanilla cappuccino mix and have been buying that since 2015 when my wife and I retired. Three tablespoons in a 12 oz glass of McCafe Keurig coffee pods which I have found to be the best after Dunkin Doughnuts and Green Mountain coffee.
My coffee is decaf starting in 2015 and it took me awhile to get used to that change from regular but after 10 years, I am kinda liking the taste. It really impacts me when we got out to breakfast and I get regular coffee instead of decaf.
We go to Perkins Restaurant about 8 miles from where we live and the coffee, they serve is delicious. I asked and all they would tell me is that it is mixture of coffee blends and that Kona coffee from Hawaii is one of the blends
Ancient Genomes
An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity College Dublin, has joined forces with archaeologists from Bournemouth University to decipher the structure of British Iron Age society, finding evidence of female political and social empowerment.
The researchers seized upon a rare opportunity to sequence DNA from many members of a single community. They retrieved over 50 ancient genomes from a set of burial grounds in Dorset, southern England, in use before and after the Roman Conquest of AD 43. The results revealed that this community was centered around bonds of female-line descent.
Dr. Lara Cassidy, Assistant Professor in Trinity's Department of Genetics, led the study that has been published in Nature. READ MORE...
Tuesday, January 28
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